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Characters: Who are the main characters that we meet in this part of the book? What did you learn about them?
Until now we have come to know Luvenia, Elijah's daughter, as the main character of this section. She wants to go to college but doesn't have enough money, and apart from this nobody (her family and Deets family) is giving support for her choice. She is a good singer (passionate, creative); she loves studying (smart); she has high goals--going to college (ambitious). Luvenia represents the difficult experiences and circumstances of being Black and being a woman.
Florenz Deets invites Luvenia for tea and spends time with her (isn't racist); she goes to college (expected, not by choice); she wants a car and will do almost anything to get it (selfish). Florenz represents a part of White society that isn't racist but takes advantage of the situation (Whites having more power than Blacks).
Mr. Deets represents the part of society that isn't inherently racist but sexist.
Setting: What is the historical significance of when and where this chapter takes place?
It takes place at the end of the Great Depression. Jazz (the most type of creative music) is very popular with young people.
Black people have more rights and opportunities, but still aren't treated equivalently.
Plot: What happened in the chapter? Summarize the events.
The beginning of the chapter starts with Luvenia having problems on staying in Chicago. Her father, Elijah, wants her to come to Curry Island. Mr. Deets fires Luvenia because she was part of a lie when Florenz wanted to ride her dad's car. So Florenz lied to her dad and told him Luvenia has "Female problems". Luvenia told Miss Etta about everything that happened. Miss Etta made a rent party for her to help her with her rent money.
Analysis: Why is this section of the book important? How does it connect or relate to the previous sections?
It is related to the previous section because the main character is the daughter of the previous main character. It also connects to the experiences that previous family members had in the past sections.
It is important section because other chapters were just talks about racism but they start to talks about sexism, too.
Click on the link to return to the list of sections for The Glory Field.
Characters: Who are the main characters that we meet in this part of the book? What did you learn about them?
Until now we have come to know Luvenia, Elijah's daughter, as the main character of this section. She wants to go to college but doesn't have enough money, and apart from this nobody (her family and Deets family) is giving support for her choice. She is a good singer (passionate, creative); she loves studying (smart); she has high goals--going to college (ambitious). Luvenia represents the difficult experiences and circumstances of being Black and being a woman.
Florenz Deets invites Luvenia for tea and spends time with her (isn't racist); she goes to college (expected, not by choice); she wants a car and will do almost anything to get it (selfish). Florenz represents a part of White society that isn't racist but takes advantage of the situation (Whites having more power than Blacks).
Mr. Deets represents the part of society that isn't inherently racist but sexist.
Setting: What is the historical significance of when and where this chapter takes place?
It takes place at the end of the Great Depression. Jazz (the most type of creative music) is very popular with young people.
Black people have more rights and opportunities, but still aren't treated equivalently.
Plot: What happened in the chapter? Summarize the events.
The beginning of the chapter starts with Luvenia having problems on staying in Chicago. Her father, Elijah, wants her to come to Curry Island. Mr. Deets fires Luvenia because she was part of a lie when Florenz wanted to ride her dad's car. So Florenz lied to her dad and told him Luvenia has "Female problems". Luvenia told Miss Etta about everything that happened. Miss Etta made a rent party for her to help her with her rent money.
Analysis: Why is this section of the book important? How does it connect or relate to the previous sections?
It is related to the previous section because the main character is the daughter of the previous main character. It also connects to the experiences that previous family members had in the past sections.
It is important section because other chapters were just talks about racism but they start to talks about sexism, too.